CAPMT test vocab Flashcards
(118 cards)
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a tempo
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return to the original tempo
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accelerando
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gradually faster
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adagio
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slowly
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accent
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play with emphasis
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alla breve
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indicates a tempo with the half note getting the beat
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allargando
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becoming slower and often louder, usually at the climax
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allegretto
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a little slower than allegro
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allegro
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a fast tempo
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andante
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walking tempo
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andantino
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a little faster than andante, but originally slower
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appoggiatura
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a non-harmonic tone that often played on the beat, resolving stepwise and usually written as a small note
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atonality
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refers to music which has no tonal center
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augmentation
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a form of repetition in which the note valuse are doubled
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binary form
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two-part form (AB). Usually both parts are repeated (AABB)
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bitonality
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refers to music having two simultaneous tonal centers
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cadence
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a combination of chords used at the end of a phrase, section, or composition
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canon
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polyphony in which one part overlaps another playing the same melody
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cantible
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in a singing manner
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chordal texture
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a type of homophonic texture with predominant chords rather than a melody and accompaniment
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coda
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a closing section
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common time
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four quarter note beats per measure
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con
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with
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con brio
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with brilliance
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con fuoco
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with fire
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con moto
with motion
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con spirito
with spirit
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contrasting phrases
two phrases which begin differently
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counterpoint
refers to two or more melodies sounding at the same time
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contrapuntal texture
refers to music with 2 or more independent voices (melodies)
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countersubject
the melody appearing against the subject
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cut time
two half note beats per measure (alla breve)
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decrescendo
gradually growing softer
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development
the second section of a sonata-allegro form: themes or motives may be changed and elaborated, new themes may be added
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dolce
gentle, sweet
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doloroso
sadly,sorrowfully
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enharmonic
refers to two notes sounding the same but written differently, for example A# and Bb
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episode
section of a fugue in which the subject is not present or does not appear in its entirety
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espressivo
play with feeling (expressively)
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exposition
first section of a sonata allegro form: the first theme in the tonic key, second theme in the dominant or related key, optional closing theme
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fine
the end
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forte
loud, strong
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forte piano
loud, then soft
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fortissimo
very loud
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fortississimo
very very loud
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giocoso
humorous, playful
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gracioso
gracefully, elegantly
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grand staff
the bass and treble staves combined
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hemiola
a rythmic device superimposing two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two
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imitation
the immediate restatement of a melody or motive in another voice
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invention
name given by j. s. bach to 15 keyboard compositions in 2 parts
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largo
very slow
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legato
smooth and connected
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leggirio
lightly
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lento
slow
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loco
play as written. A reminder that the 8va has ended.
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ma non troppo
but not too much
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m.d (mano destra)
right hand
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m.s. (mano sinistra)
left hand
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maestoso
majestic
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marcato
accented, stressed
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measure
a unit occuring between two bar lines
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meno
less
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mezzo forte
medium loud
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mezzo piano
medium soft
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minuet
a dance in triple meter
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moderato
medium or moderate empo
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molto
much, very
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morendo
softly fading away, dying
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motive
a short melodic or rhythmic pattern that recurs
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opus
work. numbering system of a composers works, usually chronological
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ostinato
a patterns that is continuously repeated,often in the bass
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parallel keys
major and minor key with the same tonic
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parallel phrases
two phrases which begin alike
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pentatonic
a five-tone scale within an octave
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pesante
in a heavy, firm manner
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phrase
a musical idea comparable to a line of poetry or a sentence in prose
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pianissimo
very soft
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pianississimo
very, very soft
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piano
soft, quiet
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piu
more
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piu mosso
a little faster tempo, more motion
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poco
a little
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polyphonic
refers to music having two or more independent voices (melodies)
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polytonality
refers to music with 2 or more simultaneous tonal centers
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portato
halfway between legato and staccato
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presto
very fast
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quartal harmony
harmony built on the interval of a fourth
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rallentando
gradually slowing in speed
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recapitulation
third and final section of sonata-allegro form; first and second themes usually in the tonic key, optional closing theme
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repetition
a restatement of a musical idea
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ritardando
gradually slowing down
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ritenuto
immediately slower
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robusto
boldly, robustly
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rondo form
a form in music using a recurring theme alternating with one or more themes (for example ABACA)
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rounded binary
AB form with a return of all of part of A at the end of B
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scherezando
playfully
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scherzo
a playful or humorous piece, a joke
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sempre
always
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senza
without
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sforzando
a strong accent, forcefully
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slur
a curved line placed over or under two or more notes meaning to play legato
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sonatina
a short sonata
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sopra
sustained
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sonata allegro form
Frequently used as a formal structure for the first movement of a Classical sonata. The three main sections are Exposition, development, recapitulation
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sostenuto
sustained. Smooth and flowing. sometimes slower
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spiritoso
spirited
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stretto
in a fugue, an imitative technique where the subject and answer overlap. In other compositions, an intensifying or quickening tempo near the end of a piece.
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stringendo
quickening, accelerando
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subito
suddenly
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tenuto
hold the note for its full value, or play with a slight emphasis
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ternary form
three-part form ABA
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tertian harmony
harmony built on the interval of a third
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tranquillo
in a calm, quiet manner
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tonal center
a pitch around which the music centers
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tre corde
release the soft pedal
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una corda
press the soft pedal
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vivace
lively, quick
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vivo
brisk, lively
